Solving Mysteries & Mercury Poisoning
From The Garner Andrews Show by Garner Andrews
April 14, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 950
About this episode
The episode discusses the historical context of licking pencils and the implications of mercury and lead poisoning.
Why did people lick pencils before using them? We talk about mercury and led poisoning, and life's other mysteries.
People in this episode
Host: Garner Andrews
Topics covered
- mysteries
- mercury poisoning
- led poisoning
- pencil usage
- society
- culture
Keywords
- mercury
- lead poisoning
- pencils
- mysteries
- society
- culture
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